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Page 4 PORTLAND INQUIRER Ralph H. Faulk, Editor Published Each Wednesday By Portland Inquirer Publishing Co. 273« N. E. Rodney Are.— Phone WKbster 7220— Portland, Oregon VANPORT OFFICE: 2410 N. Cottonwood, Apt. 506— W E 1534 BAGLEY DOWNS OFFICE: 145-F Wintler Dr., Vancouver, Wn. One Tear by Mail . . . . . . . . . . . ........... $5.00 iS* Meath* by Mail ............. . $2-50 Personal, Club, Local and Church News must reach us Tuesday. Preceding Publication Date. WHY IS A DEMOCRAT? CHURCH DIRECTORY YOUNG PE O PLE ’S PAG E PO RTLAND INQUIRER RICHARD WINSLOW. Editor DAMN DIRTY SHAME SMILE Ya, Ellen, she’s kind of young but still . . . retading the heading of this par Guess what young man recently ticular paragraph, seems a little, looked down the barrel of the larg shall we say out of the regular or est 45 automatic on this earth? | ordinary. I hereby grant you your (A t least he thought it was.) Ro, aren’t you and Connie thrill wish to think of me as anything ed to death after “ Starlight” last you like, but what the heading ex Friday. presses just how I, as a member To those of you who missed the Jefferson Hi along with the other “ Delta Rhythm Boys” last Sunday ki<ls at Jeff feel about the issue at the U. S. O., certainly missed a at hand. As many of you know ' treat. Ask any one who was Jefferson lias more kids, Negroes, there if you have one 'doubt as to than any other school in the city, the truthfulness of my statement, I know that too many of you Many Negroes come to Oregon to find things different than at home. They find one thing the same in Oregon as elsewhere. Northern Democrats are just like Southern Demo- Well recently at one of their after- crats so far as their attitude towards the Negro is concerned, school dances, to which all of the Of course, they are nice to us now. They have to be. They so-called alumni are invited, there want our votes— they have to have our votes if they succeed was a hu*e si* n hanKin* in the in keeping their KanK in power. Yes. they are awfully nice to « » * " » f lhe <whM*. us around election time. Hut you can’t change a polecat by ..No j i tterbugging. Please” bringing him up North. I mean by this that Democrats still The students (mostly Negroes) have their old-fashioned ideas about Negroes although they were flabbergasted, cause as most are trying to be friendly to get our votes. ; of you jitter-bugging is the new I told you dot, that you wouldn’t stay down in L. A. and go to school, I (,*dn t I . CATHOLIC CHAPEL OF THE LITTLE FLOWER Inter-racial 21 N. E. Broadway Kev. Jerome M. Schmitz, Chad. Miss Doris Reynolds, Catechist SERVICES: Sunday, Mass and Sermon: 9 o’clock A. M. Wednesday, Novena Devotions: 8 o’clock P. M. MT. OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH RJev. J. J. Clow N. E. First Ave. and Schuyler Portland, Ore. ORDER OF SERVICES: 9:45 a m. Sunday School Mrs. Marie Smith, Supt. 11:00 a. m. Morning Worship 6:30 p. m. B. Y P. Felowahilp conducted by Lenworth Miner 8:00 p. m. Evening Worship BETHEL CHURCH. A. M. E. N. McMillen and Larrabee ________Portland. Oregon_______ For those of y°u who have in* « ! i c « o H e n f hf. Td” dress: Art Winslow, S2C, U. S. Na-I val Magazine, Divisions, Port Chi- cago, Calif, j ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH Vicar L. O. Stone N. E Knott and Rodney Portland, Oregon 7:45 a. m. Communion Service l up-and-coming dance of the entire «EGISTRATIO N DRIVE CLOSES Democrats simply can’t get it into their heads that Ne nation. Getting back to the «lance, 10:00 a. m. Church School (Continued from page 1) 11:00 a. m. Morning Prayer groes have race pride. They can’t get it into their heads that we, as much as we hated to, de- new an«l old offere«l their help, but Thursday 9:00 a m. Commun our boys fighting in the war have proved with their blood J filled that we would not jitterbug we nee«led a hundred workers. Su- | ion Service. ___________________ our right of equal treatment. They can’t get into their heads until we saw some of the white p^rvjgQj-g were chosen for every 8 COMMUNITY M. B. CHURCH kids doing it which they started do or 10 units, these supervisors in Rev. H. C. Cheatham, Pastor that our men and women working in shipyards and defense ing (a few of them only though) turn choose a worker or monitor 845 Cottonwood Street plants have won for us the right to equal consideration with As you might imagine we thought for each of the 130 unit8 in which Vanport City, 17, Oregon every other patriotic American. it was all right since they were do Negroes lived. This Monitor was A FR IC A N METHODIST ing it so we started in, too The responsible for all the Apartments EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH The fact is that the Democrats still have the attitude of student b«xiy president, Walt Kirch, Rev. J. F. Smith ( ivil War plantation owners. When they are friendly they asked yours truly and a couple in his unit, usually 14 apartments 2007 N. Williams Ave. If you figure that correctly you are patronizing, just like a man when he deals with young others (N egro ) to stop jitterbug will have counted close to 10,000 Portland, Oregon folks. Kecause of old prejudices they look on the Negro more ging, so 1 answered I ’d stop but' Negroes in Vanport alone. PE O PLE S COM M UNITY like cheerful foreigners rather than an adult fellow Amer he’ll have to stop the white kids A fter the final forms were re B APTIST CHURCH N. E. 74th and Glisan St. icans. They are nice to us because they need our votes, hut from ,loin* .'l also' Me ° ' er ported, the Portland I n q u i r e r Rev. R E. Donalilson, Minister in a round about way and informed chartered a bus and drove arountl they do not demonstrate that they recognize our adult re them sort of bashfully that they’«! SERVICES: Vanport taking anyone and every Sunday School 10:30 a. m. sponsibility and dignity. have to stop jitterbugging, but one one that would go— directly to the Morning Worship 11 a. m. B. Y. P U. Meeting 7:00 p. m. Just as an example o f how their minds work, read the nl >'oun8 "hit«- gnl> told him Registration Booth, FREE. As we that she was going to continue, go to press, the Bus is still run Democrat handout printed this week in the Oregonian. It FIRST B A PTIS T CHURCH . . . . . ' natcherly we got mad, so a few of ning in the morning and the even 1206 Hathaway Drive tells about a colored Democrat meeting at Vanport to listen the NeKro kids went to see the ing, taking any one who wants to Burton Homes to a Democrat broadcast. The way they write about it, a Principal about the incident which go to register R E P U B L IC A N . Vancouver, Wash. Rev. J. W. Brown, Pastor person would think it was an old-fashioned showboat min- had just occured. He continually That is the reason we will have f j n a | figures in our strel show. They say the Negroes will attend this political kept avoiding the question at hand to ^ v e yQU All Nations Church of God arid making excuses. A fter the col- next jssue meeting in “ formal evening clothes, others will be dressed in in Christ ore«l ki*ls pinned him down to the Elder James S. Lomax, Pastor. white. A Negro orchestra will swing hot and sweet . . . .” facts, he exclaimed: Multnomah and Williams Ave. Inter-Denominational I hey make it sound like a “ New York Mammy Jazz show.” “ As long as I'm principal at J ef ORDER OF SERVICES All Nations Church <»f God in more like a joke than a serious political meeting, as though ferson Hi, there will be no jitter Tuesday and Thursday: Evan Christ bugging.” Negroes can’ t discuss politics seriously. gelistic Services 7:45. Elder L. C. Sems, Pastor. Do you see why 1 say it’s a Wednesday: Prayer Mating Maybe that is the only way they can get certain Negroes “ DAM N D IR TY S H A M E ?" Rich Oriler of Services: at 7:45. Tues., Thurs., and Fri.: weekly to vote Democratic. Hut that certainly does not reflect the ard Parker, a Negro stu«ient at Sunday: Sunday School 10:00, service at 7:45. sober, adult, intelligent attitude of Portland’s Negro popula-1 Jeff, has written a little letter Morning Service 11:45, Y. P. W. Evangelistical services 8:45 p.m. which he’s going to try and put in tion concerning the coming election. W. 6:30. Evening Service 8:00. Y . P. W. W., 6:30 p. m. the Jeffersonian, the school paper. One thing we can say about the Republicans is this: They To Whom It May Concern: S. S. S.: 11:00 a. m. Williams Ave. Church of God treat the Negroes seriously. They don’t have old-fashioned A t last Friday’s after school1 Evening Service, 1 p. m. in Christ We invite every one to come Southern prejudices sticking to them. They have never known dance the students were confronted 1 Elder Claud L. Lampkin, Pastor and be with us at 4312 N. W. Negroes before. They judge us by the wonderful war record with this si« n as they entered the 2504 N. Williams Ave. 41st Court. of our boys in battle. They judge us by our contribution to' * ym: Jitter-bugging, Please ” ORDER OF SERVICES 11 , ....... ..if,...* :.. , .... . „ • , . . f„. . . I This caused some discussion among Monday and Friday: Evange the wai «Ifo it in shipjaids and war industries. They nidge t .. . . . . Household of Ruth . . . , __ * J * the Negro students present. “ J it-, .. , 014 n i r n r listical Services 7:30. Wednes us by our conduct as men and women. They respect the Ne- lerbugging” is the new modem Golden West 844, G.U.O.F. day: Bible Band 8:00. Sunday: »ro e ’s natural dignity and pride in race. That is because theii dance of the «lay. If you were to go Meetings 2nd and 4th Tuesday 2:30 Sunday School 10:00, Morning . , . ... . p. m , 2604 Williams Ave., Mrs. minds are not clouded by prejudice. to a musical movie such as ben- j osephjne Morrison, M. N. G. Mrs. Service 11:30. Y. P. W. W. 6:30. sations of ’45” you would see there Annabelle Harris, N. G. Sec. Evening Services 7:45. The only way the Negro will get what he is entitled to is the motlern dance— ‘Jitterbugging.’ i COME ONE! COME ALL! by voting Republican on November 7th. And that means vot Dancing is a form of rhythmic e x -, Excelsior Lodge No. 23 Mrs. Lampkin, Reporter. ing for Dewey. F. & A. M. pression. There are various ways of expressing one’s self rhythmically.1 Meets every 2nd and 4th Monday UNITED CHURCH MINISTRY D E P A R T IN G W O R K ER S cials have been having a series of For instance, the patting of the i at 8:00 p. m. Force and Broadacres 2604 William* Avenue meetings to discuss these condi Vanport City POSE PRO BLEM foot, snapping of tlie fingers, clap- ( K. L. Culp, W. Master Sunday S<AooI: 9:45 A.M. tions, with at least one important ping the hands, etc. . . To express L. R. Blackburn, Secretary Worship: 11:00 A.M. Living Costs, Poor Housing, Inhos result. The Vancouver Bus compa one’s self rhythmically one has to Phone TRinity 1857 Worship: 8:00 P.M. pitality, Jammed Busses Blamed ny and Yacolt Stage Co. have re follow a certain pattern of time. I f ! Inter-Denominational Services for Mass Migrati«>n of Shipbuild duced fares from 10 to 30 per cent anyone has ever noticed or watch- j ENTERPRISE CHAPTER Rev. Leslie Denton, Minister No. 6, O. E. S. and granted new transfer and stop ed a couple “ Jitter-bug” you have ers. CHURCH OF.GOD IN CHRIST Meetings 1st Wednesday each over privileges. no doubt seen how well they keep month 8:00 p. m. Rev. B. M. McSwain, Pastor. (Reprint from the Oregonian) Officials are now studying hous in time with the music. In con 2504 N. Williams Ave. 1207 S. W. Front Ave. The alarming number of war ing problems with an eye to certain trast if you have noticed this other Mrs. Elise S. Reynolds, Secretary Portland, Oregon workers departing from Oregon is improvements. The first one will dancing that is done down in the SERVICES: causing officials of Kaiser company gym, there is no rhythm present. All Billy WeSb Lodge No.1050 Morning Worship 12 noon. probably be a change over from ami other shipyards considerate L B. P. O. E. of W . they do is walk across or around Evening Worship 8 p. m. Meets every 2nd and 4th Wed. concern and they are earnestly try coal to oil for heating and cook the flocu1 or go around in a circle. Every Tuesday and Friday 8:30 p. rn. ing. ing to do something about it. Chmf When you attend a big public evening 8 p. m. Portlands can cooperate with the dance I dare say you will not find 2504 N. Williams Av. (Russell St.) complaints from workers seem to W. L. Shine, Exalted Ruler Radio Broadcast every Sun be high cost of living, insufficient committee by giving shipworkers a everyone dancing alike. So I say, Edwin Phelps, Secretary day morning at 8 a. m. over housing, crowded transportation break The yards represent a pret let everyone dance to his or her KWJJ. facilities, inability to change jobs ty good cross section of the popu choosing. In that way it will be fair Enterprise Lodge No. 1 due to “ freezing” and inhospitality lation, including a great many na to everyone concerned. Because if F. & A. M. HOUSE OF PRAYER of native Portlanders. Another rea tive Portlanders, too. Because a you start telling people how to do Meets every 1st and 3rd Monday 2205 S. E. 10th Ave. 8:00 p. m. son that- doesn’t seem to be con few workers get out of line all the this or that or that they must learn SERVICES 2504 N. Williams Ave. These to «lance your way or not at all, 8:00 a. m. Radio Broadcast sidered generally is that a lot of rest are made to suffer. W. H. Bowers, W. Master 10:30 a. m. Sunday School war workers are also farmers and workers are pouring millions of dol then you go against the very free James L. Wasson, Secretary 12:00 Noon Morning Worship lars into the city merchants’ pock this is the time of year when they dom for which your race and mine , 6:3 Op. m. Young People’s Meet. Y. M. C. A. have to take care o f the crops. ets. From a business standpoint are fighting so deligently for to 8:00 p. m. Evangelistic Services 881 S. W. Sixth Avenue Wednesday, Friday and Satur They will probably be back again they should receive the hospitality day. day, 8:00 p. m., Evening Wor for which Portland has always in the fall. A sincere Jeffersonian, y\w . a . ship. been famous. Kaiser company and union offi- Richard Paker, Jr. 834 S. W. Broadway 1 wen,t “ N o c.